2. WHAT MAKES A GOOD SCIENCE CENTRE?
Eye-catching displays
Displays that show the wonders of science.
Events/performances hosted regularly
Informative displays
Organised information and layout
3. (A)ROLE IN PRODUCING CONSERVING AND
ENHANCING SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE
Singapore
Taiwan
The Singapore Science Centre is the
only science centre in Singapore.
The Centre has been a custodian of
creativity and innovation, capturing the
evolution of scientific developments
through unique and relevant
exhibitions and shows and continues
to ignite young minds and foster new
generations of scientifically savvy
Singaporeans.
The Centre also has workshops for
teachers to expand
their teaching
resources.
The National Taiwan Science
Education Centre is the only national
centre for science education.
It is the most popular place for schools
to go for their students to learn
science in a fun way!
The exhibits also expand your
viewpoint, while the science library
and fully-equipped science labs allow
for hands-on experience in science,
exploring more than just the
theoretical base!
4. (B) INFORMAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
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Taiwan
The Singapore Science Centre has
many interactive exhibitions and
models. This allows visitors to have
fun and enjoy themselves as much as
they want to while learning more about
science.
Visitors can play at the outdoors
waterworks exhibition and the
ecogarden, or discover more about
themselves at “Uniquely You”!
The National Taiwan Science
Education Centre has activities like
Outdoor Science Education seminar
and also Laboratory Workshops where
they do hands on experiments
learning about the true spirit of
science.
5. (C ) OUTREACH PROGRAMME
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Taiwan
Singapore Science Centre allows
schools to book enrichment
programmes with the Science Centre.
Schools can opt for a workshop in one
of the specialised teaching labs, a
lecture demo or an engaging problembased exploration to complement the
school’s science curriculum.
Singapore Science Centre also has
many social media pages and allows
for virtual workshops to be held.
National Taiwan Science Education
Centre has many programmes for
everyone.
The Science Centre has seminars,
workshops, science fairs and many
more interesting events, activities and
adventures.
These programmes allow people to
learn more about science and explore
the world of science.
6. (D) IMPACT
Singapore
Taiwan
The Singapore Science Centre has
impacted people personally by
allowing them to appreciate science in
a leisurely manner.
The Science Centre impacts the
economy by attracting foreigners to
visit and pay for entry tickets while
exploring the Science Centre. The
waterworks is also one of the top 10
family attractions in 2005. Many
tourists
would want to see
the attractions. On top
of that, the Science
Centre has also won
numerous awards.
The National Taiwan Science
Education Centre has impacted
people personally by attracting people
to learn about science, have fun with it
and fall in love with it.
The Science Centre is the only
national centre for science education
in the country. This causes many
foreigners to want to visit the Science
Centre. Their tickets are also priced
such that you have to pay for every
exhibition you want to visit, earning
more money.
7. (E) EXHIBITS
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Taiwan
Currently, Singapore Science Centre has
26 exhibitions, with 24 past exhibitions.
Highlighted exhibitions are: Sketches of
Science, Defending Science, iZ Hero,
and Quirky!
Other exhibits range from Biology,to
Geography , to Math, and even, about
CANDY!
There is also an outdoor waterworks
exhibition that allows children to play in
water as well as learn more about water!
Currently, the National Taiwan Science
Education Centre has 6 exhibitions, with
7 past exhibitions.
The current special exhibition is The
Story Of Water exhibition! This exhibition
has a lot of information about water and
what other countries with little water
experience.
Other exhibits relate to Life Sciences,
Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and
the Earth Sciences.There is also a
playground for lots of games and family
interaction as well as to express
yourself!
